Notable Experiences

Invited Talks

“Bias in Context: From Interracial Relationships to Healthcare Equality” 

2025. I Am Lab, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

2025. Department of Psychological Science, Ball State University

2023. Rising Star Colloquium, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia.

Sarmal, A. (October 2023). “Consequences of Stereotyping and Prejudice.” Guest Lecture at the University of Georgia, PSYC 4200.

Sarmal, A. (September 2023). “Applying to Psychology Graduate Programs.” Seminar presented at the Psychology Undergraduate Mentoring Program & GABBA Lab. University of Georgia.

Sarmal, A. (April 2023). “The Sea We Swim In: Examining Inequalities in Our Surroundings.” Social Concepts Lab, Stanford University (PI: Dr. Steven O. Roberts). 

Sarmal, A. (February 2023). “How White Supremacy Culture Shapes the Narratives We See in the Media.” University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, FLNG 252. 

Of Note

Instructor, Precollege Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence (PEOPLE), Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement. Taught courses in Math (enrollment = 33), Academic Skills and Assessments (enrollment = 37), and Social Emotional Learning (enrollment = 37). (Summer 2025)

Summer Scholar Intern, National Science Foundation, Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES (Summer 2024)

Teaching Assistant, University of Michigan Ann Arbor ICPSR, Regression Analysis II: Linear Models (Summer 2023) 

Fellow, Summer Institute in Social and Personality Psychology (SISPP) at Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (Summer 2023)

Course: Toward Theorizing and Studying Emotion as a Multi-level System of Systems: From Cell to Self to Society, taught by Drs. Maria Gendron & Christian Waugh

Workshop: Text Analytics: Uncovering Psychological Insights via Natural Language, taught by Drs. Tessa Charlesworth & Matthew Rocklage